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Iron Fist of the Motherland: Russian Tankman's Day

Iron Fist of the Motherland: Russian Tankman's Day

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September 13, 2015 is celebrated in Russia as Tankman's Day. It is observed annually every second Sunday of September, and was instituted in 1946 to honor the... 13.09.2015, Sputnik International

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Iron Fist of the Motherland: Russian Tankman's Day

11:00 GMT 13.09.2015 (Updated: 14:35 GMT 13.09.2015)

September 13, 2015 is celebrated in Russia as Tankman's Day. It is observed annually every second Sunday of September, and was instituted in 1946 to honor the role of the tankmen in the World War II.

September 13, 2015 is celebrated in Russia as Tankman's Day. It is observed annually every second Sunday of September, and was instituted in 1946 to honor the role of the tankmen in the World War II.

© Sputnik / Maksim BlinovSerbian tankmen participating in the tank biathlon semifinals at the Alabino range near Moscow.

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Serbian tankmen participating in the tank biathlon semifinals at the Alabino range near Moscow.

© Sputnik / Anton DenisovA loader inside the turret of a T-80U tank.

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A loader inside the turret of a T-80U tank.

© Sputnik / Pavel LisitsynA T-90S main battle tank at a Russian Arms Expo in Nizhniy Tagil.

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A T-90S main battle tank at a Russian Arms Expo in Nizhniy Tagil.

© Sputnik / Igor MikhalevRussian armored column advances during the First Chechen War.

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Russian armored column advances during the First Chechen War.

© Sputnik / Igor MikhalevRussian soldiers resting on their tank's armor in Chechnya.

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Russian soldiers resting on their tank's armor in Chechnya.

© Sputnik / Vladimir VyatkinA Russian UN peacekeepers battalion return to base from the partition line in Eastern Slavonia.

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A Russian UN peacekeepers battalion return to base from the partition line in Eastern Slavonia.

© Sputnik / Aleksander GraschenkovSoviet tanks withdraw from Afghanistan.

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Soviet tanks withdraw from Afghanistan.

© Sputnik / ErzhTankmen wash themselves with freezing water and snowmelt after a military exercise.

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Tankmen wash themselves with freezing water and snowmelt after a military exercise.

© Sputnik / Ivan ShaginSoviet tanks and infantry charge during the Battle of Kursk.

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Soviet tanks and infantry charge during the Battle of Kursk.

© SputnikSoviet tankmen at the graves of their comrades killed during the civil war in Spain.

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Soviet tankmen at the graves of their comrades killed during the civil war in Spain.

© SputnikTanks taking part in the parade celebrating the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution.

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Tanks taking part in the parade celebrating the anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution.

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